Improved curry-comb



'r mit itng JOHN MBAKER. OFMARSHFIELD, onto.

Lette/rs .Patent No. 94,991, dated September 21, 1869.

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'Thev Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part ofthe same.y

. forming part of this specification, in which the iigure is aperspective view of `the comb-plate andhandle of my improved curry-comb,part being broken away to show the construction. My invention has forits objectV to improve the construction of curry-combs, so that when thefront teeth have becon1e,worn,the comb-plate may be `reversed or turnedlalf way around, so that the rear teeth may become the front ones,enabling the curry-comb to be used much longer than it .otherwise couldybe; and

It onsists in the construction ofl the handle and in the means by whichAthe curry-comb is reversed, as hereinafter more fully described.

A represents the comb-plate, to which the combs or teeth-plates areatt-ached in the' Yordinary inanner.

B isthe handle, to the outer end-,of whichis attached awoodenhand-piece, O, in theordinary manner.

The forward end of th'e handle Bis secured to the centre of thecomb-plate A by the hook-rivet D.

The ibrwaid end of the handle B is bevelled oi upon its under side, fromthe' hook-rivet I) Vto its end, so much vthat the outer end ofthe handleB. may be raised suiciently to allow the wooden part, C, of said handleto pass over the hack ofthe conih-platcin reversing it, the bendof thehook being made to correspond with the bevel of the end of the handle,so that-when the said handle is secured in place the said comb-plate maybeheld securely.

The handle B is further secured d to the comb-plate A by the thumb-screwE, passing through the plate A, and screwing into the handle B, orpassing through the handle B and screwing into the plate A, as theconstruction of the curry-comb may render-most convenient, the plate Ahavingtwo holes formed in it equally distant from the hooked rivetrl),for the recepf tion of the said screw E.

By this coustructiointo reverse the coinb-plate,thc screw E is removed,and the outer end of the handle is raised, allowing the said comb-plateto be reversed, when it is again securedhy the said screw E. l

Having thus described my iuyention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Pateut- V 1'. Acurry-comb, so constructed that the handle and comb-plate may bereversed in position' relatively to each other, substantially Lassliown'and described.

2. The combination of the `comb-plate A, the two holes equally distantVfrom the rivet D, the handle B having its front end bevelled, and thesetscrew E and hooked-rivet I), all constructed, arranged, and operatingas and` for the purpose set forth.

' JNO. M. BAKER.

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